Installation guide

Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................. 5
How to Use This Manual ....................................................................................................................... 5
Manual Organization ............................................................................................................................. 5
SigmaSystemCenter Manuals .............................................................................................................. 6
Document Conventions......................................................................................................................... 8
1.
Error Events and Policy Actions .................................................................................. 11
1.1. Event Monitoring and Policy .................................................................................................... 12
1.2. Events SigmaSystemCenter Can Detect ................................................................................. 13
1.2.1.Events NEC ESMPRO Manager Can Detect ........................................................................................... 16
1.2.2.Checking Events that Can Be Detected Through NEC ESMPRO Manager ............................................. 20
1.2.3.Events SystemProvisioning Can Detect ................................................................................................... 22
1.2.4.Events System Monitor - Performance Monitoring Services Can Detect .................................................. 23
1.2.5.Events the VMware (vCenter Server) Compatible Function Can Detect .................................................. 25
1.2.6.Events the VMware (ESXi) Compatible Function Can Detect .................................................................. 33
1.2.7.Events the Optimized Placement Can Detect ........................................................................................... 34
1.2.8.Events the Out-of-Band Management Can Detect ................................................................................... 35
1.2.9.Events the Hyper-V Cluster Function Can Detect..................................................................................... 54
1.3. Policy Setting ........................................................................................................................... 57
1.4. Configuring Actions .................................................................................................................. 58
1.4.1.Flow Control of Multiple Actions ............................................................................................................... 58
1.4.2.Suppression of Action Execution (Suppression of Error Event) ................................................................ 62
1.4.3.Grouping Multiple Events ......................................................................................................................... 63
1.5. About Diagnosis ....................................................................................................................... 64
1.5.1.Diagnosis Function ................................................................................................................................... 64
1.5.2.Sensor Diagnosis ..................................................................................................................................... 67
1.5.3.Hardware Parts Status Diagnosis ............................................................................................................. 70
1.5.4.Total Recover Diagnosis .......................................................................................................................... 74
1.6. About Standard Policy ............................................................................................................. 77
1.6.1.Settings of a Standard Policy ................................................................................................................... 78
1.6.2.Settings of a Standard Policy (N+1) ......................................................................................................... 82
1.6.3.Settings of a Standard Policy (Virtual Machine) ....................................................................................... 88
1.6.4.Settings of a Standard Policy (VM Server), Standard Policy (VM Server Predictive), Standard
Policy (VM Server Power save) ..................................................................................................... 91
1.6.5.Standard Policy (VM Server ESXi) ........................................................................................................... 93
1.6.6.Settings of a Standard Policy (VM Server Hyper-V), a Standard Policy (VM Server Hyper-V
Predictive), And a Standard Policy (VM Server Hyper-V Power Save) .......................................... 95
1.6.7.Settings of a System Policy (Manager) ..................................................................................................... 97
1.6.8.Settings of HW Predictive Monitoring Events ........................................................................................... 99
1.7. List of Policy Actions ................................................................................................................ 105
1.7.1.Notification/ E-mail, Event Log ................................................................................................................. 106
1.7.2.Machine Status / Set Ready Status .......................................................................................................... 108
1.7.3.Machine Status / Set Degraded Status ..................................................................................................... 108
1.7.4.Machine Status / Set Faulted Status ........................................................................................................ 108
1.7.5.Machine Status / Set Faulted Status by Sensor Diagnosis ....................................................................... 108
1.7.6.Machine Status / Set Ready Status by HardwarePartsStatus Diagnosis .................................................. 109
1.7.7.Machine Status / Set Ready Status by Total Recover Diagnosis ............................................................. 110
1.7.8.Action for Machine / Startup Machine ....................................................................................................... 110
1.7.9.Action for Machine / Reboot Machine ....................................................................................................... 110
1.7.10.Action for Machine / Shutdown Machine ................................................................................................ 110
1.7.11.Action for Machine / Turn on LED ........................................................................................................... 110
1.7.12.Action for Machine / Turn off LED ........................................................................................................... 111
1.7.13.Action for Machine / Replace Machine ................................................................................................... 111
1.7.14.Action for machine / Replace machine(Immediate Power OFF) ............................................................. 111
1.7.15.Action for machine / Diagnose and Power OFF ...................................................................................... 111
1.7.16.Action for Group / Scaleout Add a Machine to the Group ....................................................................... 112
1.7.17.Action for Group / Scaleout Startup Machines in the Group ................................................................... 112